The Democratic advocate., 1887-07-09

Yesterday, July s. was the warmest day I
the season so far. AT o'clock the mercury
was rs in the shade, and at II o'clock was W;
Very little air was stirring i'll the morning ana
the heat was oppressive.
Hon. Frank T. Shaw did not make an ad-
dress before Tammany Society, New York,
on the Fourth, owing to his inability to be
present. He had accepted the invitation and
fully intended to deliver an address.
The Western Maryland Railroad has rected
n nair of patent gates at the Main street cross.
ing, this city, for the protection of the public
The gates are worked by a crank, and are
thrown across the street on both sides OF the
track when trains are approaching the station.
On Saturday evening last Jesse Powder.
son of Mr.. J ohm Powder, near this city, hitched
his horse in front of Wampler's store at the
West End. The setting off of fire crackers
frightened the animal and caused it to upset
the dayton, breaking it considerably.
The ''Boys' Meeting had picnic yrster.
.day in Snowden's woods, on the outskirts of
the city, at the West End. About 9 O'Clock
about fifty of them in procession proceeded
from Carroll Hall, their meeting place, through
Main street to the picnic ground, and hap
pier procession could not be imagined.
L. J Await & Bro, of this city, have been
of eleven brick houses at Laurel, Nd, half
way between Baltimore and Washington. The
houses are for the Laurel Factory, and will
require about 400, 900 brick in their construc-
ton. Work on them will begin on the 18th
inst.
If the ordinance against setting of fireworks
in the city limits were enforced against often
ders on the Fourth, the city would gather in
enough revenue to pay the costs in the paving
suits and to do considerable improvement
on the streets and sidewalks, and boys could
be passed by. 1t was the men this time,
mainly.
Bailiff Klnedinst reports that number of
citizens have permitted the cutters in front of
their premises to become foul and filthy,
causing them to be unsightly and to be the
source of sickness. The Bailiff hopes that
all will keep their premises, both in front and
rear, in proper condition. BY doing so they
can save themselves and the Bailif annoy
ance. and possibly expense, as it is the inten-
ton of the city government to enforce rigidly
the ordinances in regard to the sanitary con-
dition of the town.
A meeting preliminary to the formation of
base ball association, to be composed OF
mines at various points along the Patapsco
river. was held at Sykesville on Wednesday.
The Woodbine Crescents were represented by
Messrs. b. H. Belts, Howard Mathews and
George Ellicott; the Sykesville Browns by
John c. Brooks, Jr., and Wade III. d. War
field. and the Howard. of Ellicott City, by j.
Y. Brattan. Mr.. J. Y Brattan was elected
temporary chairman and B. II. Belts secreta-
ry. Woodstock sent no representation, but
it is understood that the club OF that place
will Join the association at a meeting to be
held at Woodbine to-day. A constitution was
drafted. The American Association rules
will be adopted. 1t is probable that New
Market and Liberty, Frederick county, will
be admitted to membership in the course OF a
few days
The notorious Dan Christ has made his ap-
pearance in Carroll again, and was seen by
several persons who knew him in the neigh
borhood of Finksburg and Glen Falls. His
appearance mutually creates some excitement,
and the women and children are in dread OF
visitation from him. A young girl; near
Finksburg, who has not lived long in the
neighborhood, was much frightened by a
stranger going into the house where she was
few evenings since. His conduct was such
that the girl ran out after the men, and the
stranger made off. A pistol shot was fired at
him. It is not known that the man was
Christ but his character is SO bad, he is sus.
pected. Christ is taxing the forbearance of
the citizens of Woolery's district q little too
far, and the promise of lynching made to him
few years ago, by party of citizens who
captured him, will be fulfilled to him some OF
these days He has served several terms in
the penitentiary for burglary, but he is hard
to catch for an oIfense that would give him a
sentence that would be practically life term.